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'''Himlad''' was a cold land lying between the Rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]] | {{location infobox | ||
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| location=[[East Beleriand]] | |||
| type=Region | |||
| description=Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]] | |||
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| inhabitants=[[Noldor]], governed by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] | |||
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| events=[[Dagor Bragollach]] | |||
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'''Himlad''' was a cold land in [[East Beleriand]], a plain lying between the Rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]], right below [[Himring]]; it communicated with [[Lothlann]] through the [[Pass of Aglon]] to the north.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | |||
During the [[Siege of Angband]] it was held by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] who guarded the Pass,<ref>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> but they failed at the [[Dagor Bragollach]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name comes from ''[[him]]'' "cool"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''him''</ref> and ''[[lad]]'' "plain".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lad''</ref> | |||
{{navigation | |||
| title=Region of Himlad | |||
| north-west=[[Dorthonion]] | |||
| north=[[Pass of Aglon]], [[Ladros]] | |||
| north-east=[[Himring]], [[March of Maedhros]], [[Lothlann]] | |||
| west=[[Ered Gorgoroth]] and [[Nan Dungortheb]], [[Dor Dínen]] | |||
| east=[[Little Gelion|Little]] and [[Greater Gelion|Greater]] [[Gelion]], [[Mount Rerir]], [[Lake Helevorn]] | |||
| south-west=[[Doriath]] - Forest of [[Neldoreth]], Forest of [[Region]], [[Menegroth]] | |||
| south=[[Nan Elmoth]], [[Estolad]] | |||
| south-east=[[Thargelion]] | |||
|}} | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Beleriand]] | [[Category:Beleriand]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Fields, plains and deserts]] | ||
[[Category:Regions]] | [[Category:Regions]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin locations]] | ||
[[de:Himlad]] | |||
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Revision as of 11:07, 8 March 2018
Himlad | |
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Region | |
General Information | |
Location | East Beleriand |
Type | Region |
Description | Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers Aros and Celon |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Noldor, governed by Celegorm and Curufin |
Events | Dagor Bragollach |
Himlad was a cold land in East Beleriand, a plain lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon, right below Himring; it communicated with Lothlann through the Pass of Aglon to the north.[1]
During the Siege of Angband it was held by Celegorm and Curufin who guarded the Pass,[2] but they failed at the Dagor Bragollach.[3]
Etymology
The name comes from him "cool"[4] and lad "plain".[5]
Region of Himlad | ||
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Dorthonion | Pass of Aglon, Ladros | Himring, March of Maedhros, Lothlann |
Ered Gorgoroth and Nan Dungortheb, Dor Dínen | Little and Greater Gelion, Mount Rerir, Lake Helevorn | |
Doriath - Forest of Neldoreth, Forest of Region, Menegroth | Nan Elmoth, Estolad | Thargelion |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", him
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", lad